peasecod

[peez-kod]

noun

1. the pod of the pea.

2. the front of a 16th-century doublet, quilted or stuffed to form a pointed bulge over the stomach and abdomen.

peasecod

/ ˈpiːzˌkɒd /

noun

1. archaic,  the pod of a pea plant

Word History and Origins

Origin of peasecod¹

First recorded in 1325–75, peasecod is from the Middle English word pesecodde. See pease, cod ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of peasecod¹

C14: from _pease + _cod ²

Example Sentences

First, if any of you here desire to know the name of the man whom you shall marry, let her seek in the summer time for a green peasecod, in which there are nine pease; when you have done this, either write, or cause to be written, on a slip of paper, these words— Come in, my dear, And never fear.

From Project Gutenberg

A clap of thunder split the sky like a peasecod.

From Time Magazine Archive